A beautiful color brochure of the many wildflowers along the scenic
byway and their blooming seasons. Stop in at the Rose Pedaler in
Rose Creek or at the Adams or LeRoy city halls to get your copy.

20 Miles of Yard Sales

In one fine spring day you can enjoy the natural beauty of the
awakening prairie and shop for amazing bargains in Rose Creek,
Adams, Taopi and LeRoy.

The 2015 Schedule along with plenty of details will be announced here soon.

Summer Celebrations

Adams has dairy days in early June.

LeRoy has Summerfest in late July.

Rose Creek has ....

The Shooting Star Scenic Byway is 30
miles of the southern end of Minnesota Highway 56 which begins at
the junction with US63 just above the Iowa - Minnesota state line.
MN56 closely parallels the now-abandoned route of a once-important
branch of the Milwaukee
Road from Decorah Iowa to Austin MN.

Portions of the right away of MN56 contain vigorous remnants of
the original tall grass prairie flowers and plants. More and more
sections are being nurtured by MN Dept of
Natural Resources and by area volunteers
all along the Byway. Especially helpful are
the volunteer fire crews from the cities of Adams, Rose Creek and LeRoy who
help with prescribed burns to limit brush and weeds. These burns simulate
the occasional prairie fires of yesteryear that naturally did the
same thing. Because natural tall grass prairie plants tolerate
the burns they are able to resist the intrusions of forest plants or
foreign introductions and thereby, the character of the once vast
prairies settled in the 19th century is preserved in these remnants.